Dec 31st
The Day the Earth Stood Still* (12A)
Vue Romford
A biologist tries to persuade an alien visitor who is on a mission of preservation and destruction, that the human race is still worth saving.
Sombre and inevitably inferior remake, which has some interesting things to say and a surprisingly strong-willed performance from the expectantly wooden Keanu Reeves. But little to do with the content or style of the original 1951 film, which is as much a good thing as a bad thing.
d: Scott Derrickson.
s: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, James Hong
The Day the Earth Stood Still* (12A)
Vue Romford
A biologist tries to persuade an alien visitor who is on a mission of preservation and destruction, that the human race is still worth saving.
Sombre and inevitably inferior remake, which has some interesting things to say and a surprisingly strong-willed performance from the expectantly wooden Keanu Reeves. But little to do with the content or style of the original 1951 film, which is as much a good thing as a bad thing.
d: Scott Derrickson.
s: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, James Hong
Labels: sci-fi
posted by Joe at 8:39 PM
2 Comments:
Both Carla and I liked this remake, it was much better than we thought it would be. I wonder what the planned trilogy of "Forbidden Planet" films (based on the 1956 original) will be like?
Anyway, happy film-going in the new year! What are you looking forward to most? You should do a 'preview' of pictures to come that interest you. I might go and do that at my blog!
Just bought the DVD! Great to see this film again.
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